special edition 2 cd digipack , includes debut album: * on acid* on cd2 for the first time ever on cd!
when recondite, aka lorenz brunner, emerged with his debut lp for acid test (2012s on acid), we were still learning about the german producers inward-looking dance floor sound. a few years later, his sinewy jams have proved near universal -- like an underground zelig, hes fit perfectly everywhere from r¿dhŒds dystopian to ghostly international and innervisions. acid test also allows recondite the chance to indulge his more outrŽ tendencies and a welcomed return it is.

darkstar bewiesen sich bereits mehrfach als vorreiter der britischen elektronikszene. sie arbeiteten u.a. mit kŸnstlern wie actress, zomby und wild beasts zusammen. ihre frŸhen maxis auf hyperdub und die beiden alben north (hyperdub, 2010) und news from nowhere (warp, 2013) gelten als bahnbrechend. nun haben sie mit foam island ein werk geschaffen, das ihrer generation eine stimme gibt. die produktion reicht von expansivem uptempo-pop Ÿber dichte atmosphŠre und mutierten neptunes-r&b bis hin zu ungezwungenen sound experimenten. harte digital rhythmen und live-percussion treffen auf farbenfrohe synths, in die aidan whalleys leadvocals nahtlos integriert werden. ein perfektes electronic pop-album, das so nur in 2015 entstehen konnte

hot reggae and dub sound

in april of this year, donato dozzy took a set of mouth harps back to his parents house in the italian countryside and set about exploring the possibilities of that most basic of instruments. the mouth harp had been calling to dozzy ever since childhood, when he had discovered the marranzano on a holiday in sicily with this parents at the tail end of the 1970s. almost four decades later, dozzy had begun to see in this peculiar, ancient sound, the roots of the music hed been making and playing in clubs all these years.

with a history going back more than 20 years, suicide circus is one of the most established clubs for electronic music in berlin. several djs of international reputation have started their careers in the small, dark and sweaty first venue. several locations later the club still exists and boasts a million hot nights and a constant contribution to berlin s vivid scene.
this cd is one of 2 cds which we are releasing to to share the sound with you that we love so much. cd i is a compilation of tracks released on scr-dark series, our inhouse label for the dark techno sound that we love so much. mixed by our resident dj mori on vinyl. all artists featured are regular guests and part of our club and give us our musical face. thank you all!

with a history going back more than 20 years, suicide circus is one of the most established clubs for electronic music in berlin. several djs of international reputation have started their careers in the small, dark and sweaty first venue. several locations later the club still exists and boasts a million hot nights and a constant contribution to berlins vivid scene.
this cd is one of 2 cds which we are releasing to share the sound with you that we love so much. this cd stands for the brighter musical side of our club, mixed gently by our resident dj sqim, to bring back all the memories to the uncountable incredible moments under our typical parachute. all artists featured in this mix are regular guests and part of our club and give us our musical face.
thank you all!

from a festival to a feature to friendship, from techno to electronica to a band. in this manner towards twitter compatibility, one may describe eating snow s previous path, which has really just begun for douglas greed and mooryc, with only few characters. the two of them met in 2010 at a festival in poland, only shortly afterwards the joint tracks -pain- and -morning gloria- developed, which can be listened to on douglas greed s debut album krl. however, dougi and mooryc weren t just in tune with each other quickly, they also automatically arrived at a common sound despite their different musical roots, which ranges from sensual indietronica to powerful house right up to perfectly grooving pop moments.

nils frahms late night tales sind eine hypnotische reise durch moderne und klassische komposition, experimentelle elektronik, jazz, dub-techno, filmmusik und soul, gleichsam verstörend wie betörend. viele der tracks, ausgesucht aus seiner reichhaltigen plattensammlung aus schellacks, 7 und lps, kassetten, minidiscs und wav/mp3s, wurden neu editiert und mit effekten versehen. dennoch wirkt die zusammenstellung niemals wie ein mixset, sondern entfaltet sich eher wie eine fluffige daunendecke Über das gemüt des zuhörers. wir begegnen solch unterschiedlichen künstlern wie miles davis, boards of canada und nina simone, während nils frahm selber eine neuinterpretation des john cale tracks 4:33 als exklusives cover beisteuert.

after retiring from the jamaican police force arthur duke reid established his treasure isle liquor store and sound system in pink lane kingston and was crowned the undisputed king of sound and blues in 1956, 57 and in 58. the duke then moved into record production and after relocating the store to 33 bond street, he then built a recording studio on top of his new premises in 1966. according to the musicians and singers the wooden construction of the treasure isle recording studio gave the music a distinctive warmth and richness and with resident engineer byron baron/smithy smith at the controls, the sound of a bond street recording was immediately recognisable.
but the studio one sound is different to the treasure isle sound! the people have to know. - bunny striker lee
a glittering selection of strikers treasure isle recordings are featured on this compilation. so please sit back and enjoy the set!

with the launch of his white material label in new york 2012, dj richard started releasing a line of the most stunning works by galcher lustwerk, young male, morgan louis and himself. alongside a collaboration with carsten jost for the lawrence -films and windows remixes- the dial records crew deeply fell in love with the works of dj richard and vice versa the request to release his debut album here caused enthusiastic encounter. after his contribution for dial s 15 years compilation and almost two years of production, it is here: dj richard - grind! a tribute to what contemporary club music and enthusiastic sound experiments should be about: exaltation and addiction. this is what dj richard s club sets feel like- an incredible sound seduction, another dimension- grind might be the essence of it all.

when i joined mouse on the keys, i envisioned a concept that mixes diverse elements of contemporary music, such as dynamic hardcore drumming and modern french harmony with the feeling of a detroit techno follower. since we got an offer to release an album on mule musiq, a label with much diversity in dance and contemporary music - our new album has been pulled out of us by itself- reveals the japanese acoustic and electric piano player daisuke niitome. together with drummer and piano player akira kawasaki and synth and piano player atsushi kiyota he is mouse on the keys, an energetic, hard to pigeonhole tokyo based trio that combines the sound of divers pianos and synthesizers with out-there drumming.

alongside fellow members of berlins janus collective, recently behind nights at berghain and corsica studios, m.e.s.h. is known for his futurist approach to club dynamics and production. on piteous gate, tightly gridded and sculpted sound juts up against loose-wristed improvisation, automated processes, and collage. standard club syncopation is twisted by sliding tempos, cut and paste time signatures, and indeterminate pacing. its sound design and compositions are ornate, even courtly, with neo- feudal moods offset by the recurrence of hydraulic hiss and flanger

das dritte und letzte kapitel der woolfy vs projections album-trilogie findet mit stations seinen kršnenden abschluss, der mit den alben the astral projections of starlight aus dem jahr 2008 began und mit the return of love aus 2012 fortgefŸhrt wurde. das konzept der alben-saga der band aus los angeles von simon james und dan hastie basiert lose auf den abenteuern des verschollenen astronauten captain starlight, der held des zazu songs, einem balearic rock klassiker, der auch den sound von woolfy vs projections auszeichnet, mitbeeinflusst hat, ein dŸsterer balearic und cosmic vibe, verbunden mit dem typischen west coast sound, disco dub, funk und hippie rock. stŸcke wie absynth (von resident advisor treffend mit air covering steely dan umschrieben), neeve oder set me loose kšnnen allesamt als moderne klassiker des genres bezeichnet werden.

ibiza is known for that very special and unique vibe. this atmosphere full of deep emotions mixed with wild energy, salty air and hot summer nights. this is what we want to give to you and what we tried to present right from the start of our great ibiza adventure more than 15 years ago! all led by the big mastermind mister sven vŠth who started back then on the white island with his vision and made it come true more and more year by year. looking back at 15 editions of his mix-cd-series the sound of the season we have to state that these mixes are acoustic documents for contemporary witnesses, the recored soundtracks of our lifes on the island for all these great and unforgettable summer seasons!

gwz all the way ist das mit spannung erwartete albumdebŸt des future dancehall-duos ghost writerz. das album zeigt das herz und das feuer, den einzigartigen mix aus hip hop, jungle, reggae und dub dieses talentierten paares. als pioniere der ganz eigenen britischen sound system musik, erschaffen die gwz ihre ŸbernatŸrliche bass musik mit bewusster lyrik, melodischen hooks und virtuoser live-instrumentierung. zusŠtzlich zur magie der beiden ghost writerz verfŸgt gwz all the way Ÿber eine vielzahl von gŠsten, die unnachahmliche stimme von rodney p, der flow von serocee und vielen anderen features von rtkal, pete cannon, amy true, jago (onlyjoe), u.v.a.

welcome back to the movielike resonating sound world of the 23s. already in 2008 the mysterious one-man band proofed with the album ÒboliviaÓ that they are trying to do another kind of music Ð something that isnÕt entertainment, something that isnÕt show, something that goes gently straight to your soul. now the producer from nord-rhine-westphalia did it again and tuned in the longplayer ÒflamingoÓ. anew he delivers a special kind of cinematic journey music that grooves opposite to his other, more rhythm based hypnotic dance productions. also as the 23s he produces pattern-based music, but it pursues a different intention: each listener should dive into a hallucinatory world of seen and unseen films that his inner eye creates unprejudiced. all ten tracks are romantic smooth operators. they put themselves in service of an artistic vision, in which the listener should get lost in music. the album can be seen as a love-letter to the movie scores of the french 70s cinema or the impressionistic sound arrangements you can hear in the early cinema of peter greenaway. with double bass heat, discreet piano melodies, levitating guitar chords, some gentle horns here and there and beats that recollect the warm jazz influenced soul of oldschool hip-hop the 23s generate a sublime get-down-deep instrumental journey. you can listen to it attentive. or you can just play it in the back while doing whatever you like to do. it is recommended to play ÒflamingoÓ in a decent amount of volume as all loungey tracks begin to live bigger and brighter with sound intensity. if you play it flashy you will experience an atmospheric sometimes light-flooded, sometimes foggy 40-minute electronic journey that offers open-minded souls to fill the room between the notes with their very own milky fancy. soon the album will be accompanied by a bunch of remixes tuned in and twisted by producers like giegling and white artists edward, christian s of the c—meme tribe, canadian producer the mole and the german post rock and electronic music band to rococo rot.

june miller probably the most diverse and unpredicatable duo in drum and bass, step up with their debut ep. >give up the ghost< takes you on a mysterious musical journey combining their trademark beautifully organic sounds crafted from 140 to 170 beats per minute.
hailing from utrecht, holland they have taken their sound far and wide reaching some of the most established clubs/festivals in the world such as london (fabric), croatia (outlook), australia, romania, macedonia to name a few. with forthcoming music on ram records, critical and 31 they are definitely going to smash 2012!
dj support from, presha, loxy, octane + dlr, doc scott, sabre, c4c and many more

nach der veršffentlichung seiner dreamzone ep verbrachte der gebŸrtige finne jaakko eino kalevi das vergangene jahr hauptsŠchlich damit, shows und festivals von europa bis japan zu bespielen. letzten sommer veršffentlichte der finnische workaholic zudem seine -yin yang theatre ep- fŸr das beats in space label des new yorker djs & radio hosts tim sweeney, die mit ihrem bohemen disco-sound erneut aufzeigte, wie vielseitig kalevi sein kann. die zweite hŠlfte des jahres 2014 mixte kalevi sein fertiges album dann in new york mit nicolas vernhes (the war on drugs, run the jewels) und zog anschlie§end nach berlin. sein selbstbetiteltes synthie-pop album erscheint mitte juni auf cd und vinyl via weird world/domino records.

sonnige tracks mit einer ordentlichen portion groove begleiten sie vom grillen am baggersee bis zum abtanzen in den frŸhen morgen. beach house grooves vol.1 bietet auf dieser cd relaxte ambient- und chill out-tracks, aber auch groovige house-rhythmen. dive into the sound!

auf drei cds gibt es die geballte ladung hed kandi classics! mit an bord sind tracks von u.a. basement jaxx, armand van helden, ršyksopp, bob sinclar, calvin harris, tim deluxe, m.a.n.d.y. vs booka shade, josh wink, silicone soul und und und. auf der dritten cd gibt es einen exklusiven dj mix der neuen hed kandi djs ghost of venice, der 15 zeitlose house klassiker von joey negro Ÿber raze bis hin zu x-press 2 beinhaltet! value for money!

aufgenommen wurde die platte in los angeles und im heimstudio der band in norwegen. nach den etwas pompšseren werken one armed bandit und live with the britten sinfonia begibt sich starfire auf experimentelleres terrain und ist bestimmt durch die arbeit im studio, wo jedem song verschiedenste klangliche nuancen beigemischt wurden. der sound von marcus forsgrens gitarre spielt auf starfire eine ebenso prominente rolle, wie der einsatz von elektronischeren klŠngen, das macht es zu dem am wenigsten jazzigen album von jaga jazzist.

it takes time for a series of seperate ideas to evolve into a fully concepteptualized album if it wants to have a place in history for ali and basti schwarz, better known as tiefschwarz. since 1998 the duo, as both djs and producers, have perfected the art of dominating the moments only experienced on a dance floor, deeply immersed in sound. their music is unique as it is creative.

the debut album from jamie xx. (mastermind from * the xx *)

frankie knuckles eft behind perhapst the greatest house music legacy that ever was or ever will be, having made dance music at a spiritual level for nearly four decades

nach seinem debut 1549 und dem zweiten album seasons wird lars leonhard im frŸhjahr 2015 mit einem neuen album zu binemusic zurŸckkehren. passenger at night ist eine reise in die soundlandschaften des deep ambient und der fŸr lars leonhard typischen dub-techno-akkorde. passenger at night, die nŠchste stufe seines musikalischen schaffens, beinhaltet 11 tracks voller einflŸsse des dub techno, deep house und ambient. deepe basslinien treffen auf moderne synthie-sound und liebevoll modellierte rhythmen.

cocoon recordings presents a new mix-compilation and it is number 49!!! more than that it is the 10th edition of the label-inhouse-compilation-series mixed by chris tietjen and last but not least it will be the final chapter of this ten years lasting journey.

hvob: trialog hvob present their second album as an interdisciplinary work of art: ten physical processes are reflected in interactive installations, visuals and sounds. with their successful debut album (hvob, 2013) and five eps, hvob have crafted a unique panoply of sound: intelligent and driving, challenging and melodic. trialog, the second album by the producer duo anna mŸller and paul wallner, will be releases on april 17th. i. project above all, trialog is an interdisciplinary art project, comprising a discourse between the disciplines of sound, video and installation, realised by hvob, the vjs licherloh and the visual artist clemens wolf.

half lives is the gizeh records follow-up album to bakers acclaimed 2013 album already drowning.

shape the random- ist das dritte album des hamburger drum & bass-masterminds florian harres, auch bekannt als phace. veršffentlicht wird der longplayer mit insgesamt 14 tracks auf seinem eigenen imprint neosignal recordings. mit mehr als einem jahr in seiner entstehung bezeichnet florian shape the random als sein bis dato bestes werk. die musik folgt seinem seit einiger zeit typisch gewordenen abgedrehten sound und vereint auf seine ganz eigene, unikate und erfrischende art und weise elemente aus unterschiedlichen genres wie techno oder electro in drum & bass

jura, the sophomore full-length from the swiss duo larytta, is a galvanizing synthesis of essential grooves and effervescent melodies. it took years to finish the record! christian pahud and guy meldem spent this time carefully calibrating their songwriting to achieve what could be called the golden mean, i.e. the perfect balance between a radio friendly sound and club functionality. the result is a collection of songs that are instantly accessible, yet wholly unpredictable. they feel familiar because they were crafted by seasoned musicians who, over the years, have mastered the science of fundamental swing and melody.

sleepstep is the first collaboration between raster-noton and russian artist dasha rush. the record s subtitle sonar poems for my sleepless friends describes its underlying concept Ð sleepstep is a trip through electronically alienated loops and sound collages that, interwoven with text passages, aim at creating a dream-like atmosphere.

* mumdance & logos present proto , tectonic s first major release of 2015, set for release on 16th february. * recorded by the duo over 2014, proto is a collection of 10 future-facing club tracks that, against the odds, also provides a deep and involving experience for the listener. * proto focusses on the very brief sparks of innovation when new scenes were just forming and genre rules and paradigm were still grey areas, the early bleep track days when imported american techno was starting to be appropriated by the uk, the 93-94 proto era when hardcore was morphing into jungle and later when the darker sound of tech-step reared its mechanical, dystopian head. * all of this is underpinned with Òwot u call itÓ grime sensibilities and mumdance & logos trademark sonic disortientation. mumdance & logos concentrate on taking the moods and colours created by these leaps forward in sound and twisting them into something new, keeping in line with the futuristic visions of the originators.

how much do you really know about nina kraviz? shes a russian techno dj, an accomplished producer, one of dance musicÕs breakthrough names of the last five years. true enough, but theres so much more to her story than that. shes one of electronic musics most interesting characters, someone who has stuck to her musical guns since day one, someone who has wide-ranging roots that run deep in the past, yet shes also the embodiment of the future. her signature sound is a raw blend of house and techno with a very acidic feel. if that feels very now, kraviz has a lot to do with it, which is why she was asked to mix the latest instalment of !k7Õs landmark Ôdj kicksÕ series.

2014 markierte die rŸckkehr des aphex twin nach dreizehn jahren kreativer abstinenz. sein album -syro- Ÿberraschte mit glasklarem sound und einer ausgeglichenen balance aus eingŠngikeit und komplexitŠt alle generationen von liebhabern abstrakter elektronischer musik und gilt als eine der definitiven release-†berraschungen des jahres, die ihm zahlreiche jahrespoll-platzierungen und sogar eine grammy-nominierung einbrachte. derma§en von den reaktionen entzŸckt, verwirklicht aphex twin seine ankŸndigung weiterer releases und legt nur wenige monate spŠter diese neue ep nach, die seinen ausnahmestatus als einen der innovativsten und kreativsten elektronikproduzenten fernab gŠngiger strukturen unterstreicht.

timeless, florian pellissier quintet journey through jazz from paris to new york. a rule of the game is to find the flavor of new yorkers groups from the 60s to mix with european musicians of the time. organic, inspired, it would take ten years of concerts and two albums to reach the goal: iches bleue promises to be a gateway album, a hidden passageway between eras, a scientific miracle. a sax, trumpet, piano, bass and drums, no artifice, a simple sound

absence is filled with haunting sound and abyssal beauty, marked with profound sensitivity.

on her 2nd album steffi recalls classic, landmark detroit electro, while creating modern, retro-futuristic sound

18 monate nach seinem legendŠren - goa mix- folgte 1996 die - perfecto fluoro-compilation, die ein weiterer meilenstein des genres goa/trance/progressive werden sollte. nach diesem erfolg etablierte oakenfold das gleichnamige sublabel, das sich bis heute ausschlie§lich mit diesem hŠrteren, psychedelischen trancesound beschŠftigt. die vierte -we are planet perfecto- ausgabe ist heute, 18 jahre spŠter, eine widmung an diesen sound und dieses label. 42 top-tracks, darunter sieben unveršffentlicht und exklusiv, beweisen einmal mehr, dass goa-trance nichts von seiner energie und intensitŠt verloren hat und bis heute trance-fans begeistern kann

dj support von armin vaan buuren Ÿber above & beyond bis zu paul van dyk bekommen die finnen seit jahren. 2009 konnte sich das duo sogar in der top 100 der angesagtesten djs des renommierten dj magazins platzieren. regelmŠ§ige auftritte in den weltweit bekanntesten clubs inklusive ministry of sound, godskitchen oder auf ibiza halfen ihre reputation weiter auszubauen. mit unified erscheint jetzt ihr zweites album, und es beinhaltet hochkarŠtige kollaborationen mit julie thompson, jaytech, dem grammy-gewinner bt, sunny lax, jan burton, u.v.a. -unified- erscheint wie auch der vorgŠnger auf above & beyonds erstklassigen anjunabeats label.

the records fundament are slow, powerful beats which hold everything together springintgut has been responsible for the studio production at most times while f.s. blumm, experienced for years in making radio plays, has handled the mixing and collaging of the parts. the bird and white noise invites to join the travels, and in its long arches and bridges it can easily be listened to as a whole. while the opener or eskimono feature the rather lyrical side of the duo, tracks like land ab neu or chitin set more punchy priorities to a heavy bass and 808 drums. chitin is a late climax of the album, building up for minutes to a massive groove in an insect-like, abstract sound world, leaving just enough space for romantic cello lines to break through in the middle. the record has been released exclusively in japan for the duos tour in april 2014 via pingipungs partner label nightcruising in kyoto. pingipung now releases the lp version and the cd worldwide

industry sheds all personalized effort and tests how far you can get by using presets only. all sounds are factory presets of 3 obsolete 1990s japanese workstation synths, all effects are presets, all notes are quantized and most panning is purely accidental (laid out in the preset sounds). industry doesnt rely on successful presets, but on failed sounds of now obsolete synthesizers - industrial assumptions of where culture will go, but where it chose not to. the result is a surprisingly pleasant listening experience with effortless grooves and rich textures - and mildly demonic connotations. from smooth to kicking - a conveyor belt enjoying mood swings. as beautiful as the scheduled meeting of a pvc sheet and a thermoform mould on a workbench

in the universe, there are things that are known, and things that are unknown. and, in between, there are doors. having honed a clear and uncompromising sound, which has been flexed across all manner of tempos, and return to electric deluxe with their first full body of work: a sonic contemplation of the cosmos, woven with all their industrial tropes in tact.

walking through the skyÉfive years ago christian naujoks, peter m. kersten and richard von der schulenburg started a series of spontaneous recording sessions without any intention or idea. the only thing what held the group together were the immediate results hitting the three musicians straight inside their hearts. jazz as a metaphor of instrumental conversation, improvisation in the most dillettant way, science as a matter of exploring the opposite sound of what instruments were built to, these might be parts of a concept where there was none.

new fresh techno sound from sam paganini

alec storey (frŸher bekannt als al tourettes) prŠsentiert auf seinem debuetalbum auf houndstooth psychedelisch-inspirierte, bassige dark electronica. double divide ist ein komplexes werk, inspiriert von liebe und emotion. es ist ein werk voller gegensŠtze, paradoxien und idiosynkrasien. ein mix aus hochintensiver, beatgetriebener musik, abenteurlichen clubtunes, die storeys basswurzeln belegen, gleichzeitig aber auch durch gefŸhlsgeladene ambientpassagen aus komplex-rhythmischen strukturen und melodisch emotionalen passagen ausbalanciert werden.

der dancehall reggae-superstar der 80er jahre zum hšhepunkt seiner karriere im channel one studio mit produzent henry junjo lawes. mister yellowman aus dem jahre 1982 hat den superb zeitlosen sound, der die wahren klassiker ausmacht! mit musikern der hi-times band und roots radics, am mischpult sa§ soldgie hamilton. jetzt wieder als cd erhŠltlich in der greensleeves reggae classics serie, mit liner notes von noel hawkes. re-mastered at the soundmasters, london. design: tony mcdermott. fŸr die zehn tracks kamen u.a. die folgenden schwergewichtigen riddims zum einsatz: vanity, pressure and slide, i can t hide, dirty harry gunman, bobby babylon. tipp!

there are few names in dance music today which need less of an introduction than masters at work. the duo of louie vega and kenny dope gonzalez have forged a reputation for genre-eschewing dj sets and flawless house production during careers which have spanned decades and seen hundreds of releases and remixes. their influence and reach changed house forever. taking the song-writing ability of vega and fusing it with gonzalez s encyclopaedic knowledge of breaks and hip-hop, the pair created a smooth-yet-underground sound that is still being copied and referenced by producers today...

bonus instrumentals of said vocal tracks what does a rave sound like the next day? the strobe lights in a dark warehouse, the pounding kick, the blur of ecstatic faces lead to a morning-after emptiness, all fade into memories of the friends you once had. on ode, tin man (proper name johannes auvinen) explores this feeling, offering tracks which possess an exhausted joy, the aural equivalent of the stretch of time beginning when the last record is played and stretching on towards the doleful contemplation of last nightÕs unmade sheets. appropriately, tin mans melancholic dance music is more club-ready than ever.